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Regardless of what one thinks about J Street's conduct during the war, the promulgation of this line is a threat to any future pragmatic effort to move U.S. policy on Israel-Palestine in a progressive direction in any future that we can see.
Progressive champions Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders have gotten grief lately from progressives for their apparent status quo-embracing actions and statements on Israel/Palestine in the context of the recent war in Gaza.
The core problem with the Liberal Zionists, the key reason that they are politically moribund, is not that they believe in Zionism, but that they do not believe in organizing effective pressure on the Israeli government to bring about the policies that the Liberal Zionists claim to support.
In Jewish tradition, on this very day of disaster Mashiach (Messiah) was born, but hidden away till a generation would come that is ready to make peace and eco-social justice in the world.
As the Jewish right and left wings rush to their respective corners, those of us in the relative center of the community have a right to feel excluded and frustrated by the Presidents' Conference decision.
I joined AEPi in my freshman year of college. In my chapter at Johns Hopkins were mostly what we'd now call "nerds." Including me: In those days, I c...
J Street might not be for everyone, but its exclusion from the Conference injures the entire community.
The Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations' decision to ban J Street demonstrates, if there was any doubt, that the Israel lobby is nearly identical to the gun lobby.
The rejection of J Street flies in the face of what all nonprofits stand for, but it is also hard to avoid pointing to the irony and hypocrisy of major Jewish organizations rejecting discussion and debate within their own ranks after the long history of discrimination against Jews and their views.
The outrage in some American, Jewish, and Israeli circles over the NIF's inclusion in the highly visible parade, formerly known as the Israel Day Parade, may be more than just a passing horn blast.
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If all politics is more or less local, the upcoming midterm Congressional elections should provide AIPAC with a huge "carrot or stick" leverage over the makeup of Congress, especially the Senate, and the legislative agenda in Washington for the next two years.
I am one of those who certainly support J Street's ongoing efforts to promote Israeli-Palestinian peace, and I applaud their repeated outreach calling on congressional leaders and Jewish groups to support Secretary of State John Kerry's peace offensive.
Bill de Blasio, the new progressive mayor of New York City, has now given us an opportunity to take the fight against AIPAC to the center of its political power among Democrats.
If AIPAC can lose on Syria and lose on Iran, this raises a spectacular question: Could AIPAC also lose on Israel-Palestine?
What does J Street's motto "Pro-Israel, Pro-Peace" really mean? That question calls for grasping the context of Zionism among Jews in the United States -- aspects of history, largely obscured and left to archives, that can shed light on J Street's current political role.
Recent controversies within Hillel International, the "home" for many Jewish college students of diverse backgrounds and beliefs, have made public in a sharper way a profound spiritual issue confronting American Jews and their "official" organizations.
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Seeking to discourage a rapprochement between Washington and Tehran, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel threatened military action against Iran and dared others to do the same.
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Here's a story filed Tuesday by Adam Jude:
After waiting for three years to contribute to the Oregon team he grew up rooting for, walk-on kicker Morgan Flint took the field for his first Civil War last season in Corvallis and was, simply, perfect.
Flint converted all 11 of his kicks — a UO single-game record — as the Ducks rolled to a 65-38 victory over the Beavers.
"That was pretty special," said Flint, who made 8-of-8 extra-point attempts and 3-of-3 field goals in the win.
Flint doesn't need to be reminded how special the stakes are for next week's 113th Civil War. The fifth-year senior from Bend — one of just two UO starters from Oregon — can appreciate as much as anyone the magnitude of the matchup.
"It's obviously the biggest game in Oregon every year, and this is the biggest Civil War in history," he said. "You could go out and win a hundred meaningless games and it's not that special. But when you have the Rose Bowl riding on any game, let alone the Civil War, it's just one of those games you dream about as a kid."
Flint played a key role in two significant plays against Arizona last week that helped the Ducks set the stage for such a dramatic Civil War showdown. If the Ducks advance to their first Rose Bowl in 15 years, Flint's final two kicks in the fourth quarter might go down as two of the more memorable ones in school history.
The first wasn't pretty, and Flint's reaction was probably the same as that of anyone else who was watching at Arizona Stadium in Tucson.
"Obviously when you don't hit it well, you know right away. And so when I hit it, I was looking down like, 'Oh, man,' he said. "Then I looked up and, 'Whoooaa, maybe it has a chance … ut … ooooh, yes! It went through. All right!' " Click here for the complete story.

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Look at the attached screenshot. All I want is what's INSIDE the ellipse, what's INSIDE the OVAL shaped part. But when I paste I keep getting that whole rectangle. Please don't tell me I need to layer-mask, and erase, or layer-to-alpha-something-or-other and etc.. I've already tried a few of these and all I got was confused, not results. In this case I believe there must be some other process - Please tell me what to do, how it works. As ONE (1) example: I created a blank template (transp. backgrnd) and pasted this selection into it. My pasted-in selection wound up appearing as what appears below as that entire rectangular region surrounding the elliptical area I desired. What the fu_? I'm kinda p.o'd as you can tell. Thank You for any replies. -best wishes- FSA I think I inserted this image (below) correctly. If it doesn't appear, the url is [URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-...7.imageshack.us/img337/7506/001scx1.jpg[/img] Uploaded with ImageShack.us [/url] Uploaded with ImageShack.us[/img]
I think I see the problem. You set the selection mode to "Subtract from Current selection". In the tool options, first line: "Mode" set it to the first icon, not the third. Then try again..
gonna move the selection mode over like you suggest, but I'm pretty sure it was there (default) and I moved it when I began trying to troubleshoot my problem. I've never had a problem with free-select or the rectangular-select tools, or for that matter the magic-scissors select tool (seldom use), but then again this is my very first time ever trying to use this tool. I'm gonna try what you said, see how it goes, after I pee thx, -best FSA
yes i did try it. and it worked, thank you much. i don't know what my problem actually must have been the other night. but i'm having a different new issue here. see the screenshot below? what happened is that i took the bottom image and used the Round-Corners tool (seen front and center) and you'll see that I have the background option unchecked. Now listen friend, closely to this please, because this is confusing the piss out of me. I created the image template for that final produced image (top one on screenshot) with a transparent background. I then deliberately made sure I unchecked the background option (seen below). What did I do wrong? I've looked at that image in several image viewers and it now has a WHITE background. (screenshot follows text, below) I'm considering the following: 1) Open the image as "Open as Layers" 2) Layer > Transparency > Add Alpha Channel But I'm not familiar with this process. I hate to keep bugging you good people but I am very green with this program. Tell me what to do please, thank you very much in advance... -best FSA Uploaded with ImageShack.us
never mind, anyone. (about the round-corners transparency/background issue) I found out what to do. thanks anyway -bye. FSA


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28 Yirmeyahu remained in the guards' quarters until the day Yerushalayim was captured; he was there when Yerushalayim was captured. | 28 And Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard until the day Jerusalem was captured. |
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According to Wikipedia: The illegal immigrant population of the United States in 2012 was estimated to be about 11 million people, down from 12.5 million people in 2007. They contribute approximately $7 billion annually to Social Security. California has the largest immigrant population in the U.S. U.S.-born adult men are incarcerated at a rate over two and a half times greater than that of foreign-born men.
I am reading more and more opinion about erecting a Tex-Mex wall or at the very least sending troops to militarize the border. The frequency of letters and articles suggest to me that at least some folks are very serious about it. The Great Wall of China is only 5,500 miles long and was completed in 221 B.C. The Wall certainly worked but if we are serious about closing borders, the Alaska-Canadian border is 1,538 miles and measures 3,987 miles in the lower 48. The Texas border is a bit under 2,000 miles. So we merely have to construct 7,500 miles of wall to keep the illegals out. If our deadlocked Congress cannot see the wisdom in investing hundreds of billions of dollars to construct 7,500 miles of wall, land mines might be a much more frugal effective alternative.
The first wall to go up should be the Alaska wall it would be great practice followed by the Canadian wall. This will put tens of thousands back to work and would finally put a stop to streams of folks sneaking into Canada for free health care. When the Tex-Mex wall goes up, we may see a change in our export dollars into Central America, but thats of small consequence. Airports and coastlines would soon follow. We will be the envy of every free democratic country in the world.
On a serious note, we have the approximate number of illegals that businesses demand of Congress to keep their labor costs down. When businesses demand fewer, there will be fewer. To keep the mice away, simply remove the cheese.
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Q3 2010 Earnings Call
November 04, 2010 10:30 a.m. ET
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And now I would like to introduce your host for today turn the conference over to your host Brad West.
Brad West
Good morning and thank you for joining us for PGT's third quarter 2010 conference call. I am Brad West, Corporate Controller and I am joined today by Rod Hershberger, President and CEO, as well as Jeff Jackson, Executive Vice President and CFO. Rod and Jeff will represent PGT on this morning's call.
Before we begin, let me remind everyone that today's conference call may contain statements concerning the company's future prospects, business strategies, and industry trends. Such statements are considered to be forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on our current expectations and are subject to risk and uncertainty.
Actual results may vary materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Please refer to the November 3 press release, and our most recent Form 10-K, and other documents filed with the SEC. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.
A copy of our press release is posted on the Investor Relations section at our corporate Web site at www.pgtinc.com. Included in the press release are the unaudited consolidated balance sheet and statements of operations prepared in accordance with GAAP and adjusted information, which was quantitatively reconciled to GAAP. Our company uses non-GAAP measurements as key metrics for evaluating performance internally.
A detailed explanation of these non-GAAP measurements can be found in our Form 8-K filed November 3 with the SEC. These non-GAAP measurements are not intended to replace the presentation of financial results in accordance with GAAP. Rather, we believe these non-GAAP measurements provide additional information for investors to facilitate the comparison of past and present performance.
For today's call, Rod will provide an overview of our performance for the third quarter then Jeff will discuss our results in more detail. After their prepared remarks, they will take your questions.
With that, let me turn the call over to Rod Hershberger. Rod?
Rod Hershberger
Thanks Brad. Good morning, everyone. I am pleased to report that for the second straight quarter we recorded year-over-year sales growth as sales in the third quarter increased 13.4% compared to the third quarter of 2009. Our growth was driven by our Florida sales up 6 million or 18.5% compared to prior year. We experienced increased sales in our WinGuard aluminum and vinyl products, high end PremierVue line and in our non-impact vinyl products.
WinGuard sales increased by 3.7 million or 14%, due to both the success of our new aluminum door that was launched last fall and an increase in vinyl WinGuard sales where many replacement customers took advantage of tax credits offered.
Vinyl WinGuard sales in the Florida increased 1.3 million including 600,000 in sales into the Southern Part of Florida. Our new PremierVue of high end vinyl impact products contributed an additional 800,000 in sales compared to Q3 in 2009.
Finally, a version of our new vinyl non-impact products SpectraGuard specifically designed for the Florida market and launched last year contributed 700,000 in additional sales. This growth is partially offset by a decrease in our audit paid sales of 400,000 or 6% driven by decreases in curtain-wall sales and vinyl sales each down 200,000.
Our international sales were essentially flat for the quarter. Sales into the R&R market increased 19% over a year ago while sales under the new construction market were flat. As a percentage of total sales for the third quarter of 2010, R&R sales accounted for 75% and new construction sales accounted for 25% of sales.
Comparing our third quarter to the prior year third quarter, net sales increased 5.6 million or 13.4%, driven by an increase in our repair and new modeling markets in Florida. Gross margin increased 3.7 million from last year, due mainly to our increase in sales and a decrease in restructuring charges of 500,000.
As a percentage of sales, gross margin was 30.9% versus an adjusted gross margin of 27.4%. SG&A cost, adjusted for the 2009 restructuring charges increased 1.3 million due mainly to an increase of 618,000 in non cash stock compensation expense and other compensation expense of approximately 426,000.
EBITDA was 4.7 million in the third quarter of 2010, which is up from adjusted EBITDA of 3.2 million from prior year. The increase in adjusted EBITDA was driven mainly by the increase in sales. We recorded a net loss of 207,000 in the third quarter, compared to an adjusted net loss of 2.5 million in the third quarter 2009.
Within our core market, total housing starts were up 15%, driven by increases in multi family starts. Single family starts were essentially flat compared to a year ago. Market conditions remain difficult but overall housing starts and permits appear to have reached a bottom and are starting to show signs of life.
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My low carb high fat success story with pics
This got published a day ago and I thought it might be of interest. It is always good to have a picture to see hey not just blowing smoke. There are so many reasons I am a low carb high fat advocate. And the article has links to a lot of good people and resources. There is also a part two link at the bottom with all of what I wrote. But I will boil it down to two or three simple things: carbs make many people hungry. They spike insulin production which then causes food to be stored as fat. As long as they are present your body will not tend to burn your stored fat as fuel because it has carbs to burn. So lets see what I just wrote: for many carbs make you hungry. They tend to have food you eat stored as fat. If you eat them you aren't likely to burn your fat. They are the perfect, PERFECT, way for most not only humans but mammals to become overweight and stay overweight. How do we 'fatten up' livestock? We feed them grains. Now people will have different amounts of carbs their body can handle and that allows them to get and stay healthy. That is absolutely true. But I truly believe 8 out of 10 people on 3FC would benefit from focusing on carb reduction and then going from there. And upping the good fat. Will everyone succeed on low carb high fat? No. But not everyone will succeed on any approach. I choose low carb because of the science and the success stories I found. No other approach, to me, seemed to even come close in terms of having the science background this did. Anyhow good luck to everyone and I hope you enjoyed the story and links. |
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for sharing that! Diamondgeog!
Quite an accomplishment, and you look great, healthy and younger! |
Thanks. I feel great. Who knows how many high quality decades I have added?
It is kind of ironic in that I've heard about 'diet miracles' for years. Well for me low carb really was less hunger and lead to me becoming fat adapted and burning my stored fat. So pretty much a real-life actual 'miracle'. And overall it wasn't that hard for a few reasons. My appetite dropped like a rock away from carbs. I still had plenty of delicious food. And I was feeling so much better even at 15-20 lbs lost that it was worth it in real terms right from the beginning. I do have dairy. I've heard people say that can make it easier to stay on low carb and keep up your metabolism. Little milk and yogurt though. Mostly cheeses and cottage cheese, cream, butter. Sour cream. The lower carb dairy. |
Congratulations; you look great, and I'm glad you feel great too! :carrot: Thanks for sharing your story!!!
Good job, I'm heading down a similar path now (45 already lost and 50 more to go) I say it is not to just look great (remember we are basically going to look like deflated whoopee cushions when we have our shirts off!) I say celebrate the extra 15 years you probably added on to your life expectancy!!
diamondgeog, you are an inspiration!
Personally, I think going low carb and eating tons of saturated fat is a road to ruin. Specifically, weight loss but heart problems and clogged arteries later on.
Call it bro science, call it what you want. But you need to eat good fats. Not bad ones just to save on carbs. So you guys eat your burgers and bacon and I will eat my oily fish and let's compare notes in a couple of years. |
Ian I bet my grass fed burgers exceed in health just about anything you eat. And you've made so many assumptions and so many bad ones I can't even begin.
My sources of fat: coconut oil, organic virgin. Grass fed butter a true super food. Beef tallow from US Wellness. Avocado. Macadamia nuts. Chicken skin from organic chicken. Wild caught fish. I am hyper aware of omega 6 to omega 3 ratios. What ARE you eating? Do you use vegetable oils? The burger bacon thing is such a pathetic childish straw man of low carb approaches. You know what you eat most of on them? Non starchy vegetables and not good but GREAT oils. After all wouldn't people INTENTIONALLY seeking out a high fat diet make sure it was the best sources of fat? Not sure you intended to do the straw man argument but that is what you did. |
And for the love of Gaia man stop sprouting meat causes heart disease nonsense. There was a 2010 article of 348,000 people showing no correlation. Then just out a 650,000 person one. They did make some mistakes on that one but corrected them.
And the longer the Farmington study goes on the more it shows that. You know how that myth got started? Rabbits. Yes Rabbits. They fed meat to rabbits and they had problems. Guess what? Bad idea to give rabbits meat. |
And one more thing because this is important. Size of LDL particles and number of particles more important than just LDL number.
So what does LCHF do? First triglycerides plummet. HDL goes up. LDL can go up or down. But if it goes up it is the large benign particles. In fact when America eat more fats of what I am eating now, heart disease was basically non-existent. And if you don't think low carbers are not aware of fish that is crazy. And as I stated you can bet when we go high fat we learn all about fats, heart disease, omega 3, omega 6. We know the flawed studies. We know the meta studies coming out now show no correlation between saturated fat and heart disease. Did you know Sweden heart attacks are dropping as they eat more butter? Think you know as much as the average low carber making this decision based on science on fats and heart attack? Perhaps you do but based on your post summarizing all the incorrect info, arguably not. |
Ill say this Ian you are going for the cereal company portrayal of low carb. Most low carbers are probably a lot closer to your oils than you think. And you could learn a lot from the scientists backing low carb high fat and the fats they recommend.
Very sad and ironic heart disease has skyrocketed right along with the fear of fat. We know what we are doing to our hearts Ian. And it's all good. But I am glad you posted because misconceptions of low carb high fat are killing people. LOTS of people. Are bodies are not plumbing pipes. Fats and cholesterol don't plug them up like pipes. We EVOLVED to eat fats. The fats I eat protect my heart. Why do you think there are so many heart attacks around the world now? No single reason but a huge one is fear of fat and the wrong fats like vegetable oils. In fact the last 50 years was basically a gigantic experiment on doing everything wrong on fats. You got me going Ian but its good because I think it will help people. Does engine oil 'clog' up a car? No good engine article lubricates and removes bad stuff. Pretty similar to what is happening to my arteries on the good fats I eat. My engine, heart, and body works better for me consuming them. I am a car not a kitchen pipe. |
DG, I'm sure you'll love this headline. I don't have time to really look into the study; I bring it here "for amusement purposes only."
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I LOVE the name Sebastian and have always assumed if I had a boy it would be his name. But my husband is not a fan, and neither is my mother. Both have pointed out that if I call him Bastian as a nn, which I would, kids will tease him and call him Bastard. We are starting to settle in on Sage as a shortened version of Sagan after Carl Sagan, but no one on the forums seems to like Sagan very much, which is making me second guess that choice. What are your thoughts/experiences with the name Sebastian? Thanks!
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I like Sebastian! I know you can't really use it if your husband doesn't like it but I definitely don't think of bastard for nn Bastian. Even when it's pointed out I still don't really see it. I do have to say though that I think of Sage as more of a feminine name. I like it a lot but the only Sage's I know are little girls. I don't know if that is a deterrent to you guys at all!


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That raucous roar heard over Wall Street last week wasn't joyous New Year's Eve revelers. It was the stock market launching itself skyward.
U.S. politicians again managed to put off some difficult decisions, but, as 2012 closed, they made enough on tax issues to send stocks up by 4%-5% in one of the best market weeks in a long time. Small stocks outperformed their big-cap counterparts, and "risk on" replaced "fiscal cliff" as the market's watchwords.
The fiscal cliff can now be put in the dust bin of history, but there's plenty more politicians must accomplish over the next two months on the U.S. debt ceiling and on potential automatic government spending cuts. But let's not worry about that until February.
Last week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average soared 497 points, or 3.8%, to 13,435.21, while the Standard & Poor's 500 stock index jumped 64, or 4.6%, to 1466.47, a five-year high. Just one S&P industry group out of 133, managed health care, fell last week, losing 1.2%.
The Nasdaq Composite gained 141.35 points, or 4.8%, to 3101.66. The Russell 2000 index of small-caps hit an all-time record close of 879.15, up 47 points, or 5.7% last week.
Though the proximate cause for the big rally was Washington, "it was more than that," says James McDonald, CIO at Northern Trust. Manufacturing surveys in the U.S. and many emerging-market countries suggest that the recent global economic momentum is continuing to gather steam, he says. U.S. employment data released last week were also supportive of additional economic growth, he says.
The only down note of the week was Thursday's release of Federal Reserve minutes from the December policy meeting. They suggested some members of the Fed were in favor of slowing or ending its Treasury bond-buying programs.
"For the first time in a while, the stock market is discovering the Fed might take away some of the interest-rate stimulus," says Peter Jankovskis, co-CIO at Oakbrook Investments.
Rising interest rates might become a problem for equities down the road, but the market's near-term horizon, at least until late February, seems pretty clear. Fourth-quarter earnings reports will soon come out, but they appear unlikely to change the market's direction.
By March, those difficult debt-ceiling and spending-cut negotiations will be in full swing and more decisions will have to be made. "It could get stormy as we get closer," adds Jankovskis.
THE WORLD IS SWIMMING IN DATA and every year the pool expands. Around the globe, each time someone makes a mobile phone call, downloads a movie, or buys a product online, among many other computer-aided activities, somebody somewhere stores that data.
Studies suggest this trend is long-lived and will grow exponentially in the next decade. In one of the latest, released last month by research outfit International Data Corporation and sponsored by EMC EMC -1.7803030303030303% EMC Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD25.93 -0.47 -1.7803030303030303% /Date(1422655245096-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 24925207 AFTER HOURS USD25.96 0.03 0.11569610489780177% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 643838 P/E Ratio 19.350746268656717 Market Cap 52765192485.0186 Dividend Yield 1.7740069417662938% Rev. per Employee 382473 More quote details and news » (ticker: EMC), the "digital universe"—including each electronically stored piece of data—will double about every two years from now until 2020.
By then, IDC wrote, there will be more than 5,000 gigabytes for every man, woman, and child in the world. One GB equals 1,024 megabytes and can store roughly 230 songs in MP3 format or 600 photos. Just as a century ago, the new automobile owner couldn't expect the future would bring cigarette lighters and GPS displays in every car and truck, no one now really knows where the digital data highway will lead. It's relatively certain, though, that more and more data will be used and stored.
This should put into perspective the short-term head winds buffeting the stock of that same EMC, the giant provider of enterprise storage systems hardware and software. After hitting a high of $30 in late March, its shares have significantly underperformed the stock market, down 15% while the market is up 4% over the same period. Friday the stock closed at $24.33.
What's ailing the stock are continuing worries that storage capacity is getting commoditized, with industry sales growth slowing to middle single-digit percentages last year. Investors also fear that federal-government spending cuts will affect storage needs inordinately and, specifically, that EMC might miss fourth-quarter earnings estimates on Jan. 29.
Analysts are expecting non-GAAP 2012 full-year earnings of $1.68 per share from EMC, which the company reaffirmed in it third-quarter earnings report. In the first nine months, EMC revenue rose 9% to $15.7 billion and diluted EPS gained 11% to 82 cents. In 2011, EMC's EPS was $1.37.
Despite those issues, investors should take a closer look at the long-term data trends, says Channing Smith, the co-portfolio manager of the Capital Advisors Growth Fund, which recently added to its stake in EMC. The explosion of storage over the next decade will be attractive to an industry leader like EMC. That rise should stand up in most any economic environment, he adds.
While storage growth has slowed, Smith says, the company, through recent acquisitions, is moving into higher-margin areas like business intelligence and analysis. In any event, through the use of mobile devices, video, and electronic record keeping, storage demand will still remain strong.
It's a blue-chip company with a solid balance sheet, and a track record of steady and robust EPS and revenue growth in nine out of the past 10 years. EMC also owns a 79% stake in VMWare vmw 1.1943824648904056% VMware Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD77.1 0.91 1.1943824648904056% /Date(1422655443380-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 4274301 AFTER HOURS USD77.13 0.03 0.038910505836575876% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 125081 P/E Ratio 37.42718446601942 Market Cap 33179907168.0466 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 422028 More quote details and news » (VMW), a fast growing maker of virtualization software that makes more efficient use of storage capacity.
The shares are cheap, Smith says, noting that the stock trades at less than 13 times consensus expectations of $1.92 per share this year.
On both a price/earnings valuation and the ratio of enterprise value (market value plus net debt) to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, EMC stock is near 15-year lows. Back out the roughly $5 per share in cash (which includes VMWare cash) on the balance sheet at third quarter's end, and the P/E is more like 10 times, far below its historical median.
Now that the U.S. government has addressed the fiscal cliff, there might be a catalyst in the way of improved capital spending in the second half of 2013, Smith says. He believes EMC shares can rally back to $30, or 20% higher, this year and possibly more depending on second-half capital spending.
Waiting for the fourth-quarter results might be a more conservative way to play EMC, in case an even cheaper price presents itself, but the stock looks attractive even at the current level.
BARRON'S JACQUELINE DOHERTY writes: Transocean RIG 3.492063492063492% Transocean Ltd. U.S.: NYSE USD16.3 0.55 3.492063492063492% /Date(1422655608082-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 12299854 AFTER HOURS USD16.26 -0.04 -0.24539877300613497% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 78633 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 5904544395.26214 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 613841 More quote details and news » (RIG) rallied last week on news the company had successfully capped much of the uncertainty surrounding its liability from the 2010 explosion of the Deepwater Horizon, a rig it leased to BP bp 0.2064516129032258% BP PLC ADS U.S.: NYSE USD38.83 0.08 0.2064516129032258% /Date(1422655264744-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 7600148 AFTER HOURS USD38.8 -0.03 -0.07725985063095545% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 9880 P/E Ratio 12.477105491468784 Market Cap 116281778582.665 Dividend Yield 6.180788050476436% Rev. per Employee 4598520 More quote details and news » (BP).
Transocean agreed to pay $1.4 billion to settle with the Justice Department any civil and criminal claims related to the Gulf of Mexico explosion at BP's Macondo field, which resulted in the nation's largest offshore oil spill. Transocean shares, which climbed 6.4% on the news and 17% on the week to $51.82, have more room to appreciate as the taint of litigation fades, and if its rigs can fetch higher prices as their contracts are renewed.
The DOJ settlement, much of which can be paid over three years, means investors now have more visibility into Transocean's cash flow, and the stock's discount to the company's net asset value should shrink, notes Jerry Furciniti, a portfolio manager at QCI Asset Management, who was bullish on the shares last month when they changed hands at $46.20 ("Ready to Rise From the Depths," Dec. 3, 2012).
If the world economy grows modestly, he believes the shares could trade up to $75 by the end of this year, or roughly 12 times the $6.19 of earnings per share analysts expect in 2014.
Transocean still faces civil claims, but its BP contract includes indemnification for pollution resulting from below the water's surface. Transocean has a $2 billion reserve for legal matters related to the Deepwater explosion.
THE NEWS ON TRANSOCEAN, with its poorly performing stock in recent years, leads us to other underdog stocks. These are the shares of companies so hated and with expectations so low that it wouldn't take much in the way of good news to get a nice return.
With 2012 now behind us, analyst Laurence Balter, who runs Oracle Investment Research—that's right, Oracle—a boutique firm on Fox Island, Wash., has put together his list of potential 2013 underdog stocks that could surprise investors.
These stocks have done poorly for more than a year—for some, as much as five years.
There are times when there is so much pessimism that the share price gets away from the stock's normal relationship with expected earnings growth, he says. "In these cases, there are a lot of negatives around, and investors just leave the stocks," he adds.
For each of the five following stocks, investors must ask why the stock is behaving so poorly. Balter did and studied whether the profits—both past and expected—rose or will rise faster than the share price, and the answer is "Yes."
Oil giant BP, which was at the center of the Macondo tragedy, has "tremendous" earnings power and is one of the cheapest names in the oil-majors group, he says. It trades at 7.7 times 2013 consensus estimates. "There's a lot of dead weight and baggage, but it's behind the stock now," Balter adds. BP closed at $43.66 Friday.
Copper miner Freeport McMoran FCX -0.11883541295306001% Freeport-McMoRan Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD16.81 -0.02 -0.11883541295306001% /Date(1422655411208-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 27040014 AFTER HOURS USD16.71 -0.1 -0.594883997620464% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 236016 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 17467573730.9398 Dividend Yield 7.4360499702558% Rev. per Employee 593850 More quote details and news » (FCX) made a controversial acquisition of oil and gas company Plains Exploration (PXP) last year. The stock fell 16% but is now down only 9%, at $35.49. At about four times cash flow, it is "clearly undervalued" and worth about $50, he says.
Rare-earth miner Molycorp mcp -15.384615384615385% Molycorp Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD0.33 -0.06 -15.384615384615385% /Date(1422655365403-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3828242 AFTER HOURS USD0.35 0.02 6.0606060606060606% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 295912 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 80775751.1955797 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 187279 More quote details and news » (MCP) was a disaster in 2012, something this column suggested would happen in late 2011. The stock plunged 67% last year. Now, however, at $10.30, the stock discounts all the bad news and then some, according Balter. It's ramping up production at a new Mountain Pass, Calif., mine and China—the world's biggest producer of these metals, like molybendum and titanium—is closing down some mines. Balter puts a $50 price target on Molycorp.
On his list of ugly underdogs, the analyst also has names like oil-service company Weatherford wft 1.873767258382643% Weatherford International Ltd. U.S.: NYSE USD10.33 0.19 1.873767258382643% /Date(1422655429128-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 15548052 AFTER HOURS USD10.33 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 229848 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 7993694911.66435 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 222716 More quote details and news » (WFT) and potash and nitrogen producer Potash pot 1.2749445676274944% Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD36.54 0.46 1.2749445676274944% /Date(1422655489749-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3475904 AFTER HOURS USD36.43 -0.11 -0.30103995621237% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 17950 P/E Ratio 18.070322931605755 Market Cap 38407038905.537 Dividend Yield 4.159824849480022% Rev. per Employee 1357910 More quote details and news » (POT). While Balter says these stocks represent good value individually, a portfolio approach would probably be less risky.
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Configuring the Parallel Port to Communicate with the All-in-One
Many HP all-in-one products that use a parallel port connection require that the parallel port be set to Enhanced Capabilities Port (ECP) mode before they will work correctly. ECP is a Parallel Port mode that is available on most computers to increase the speed at which data is transmitted and is set in the computer's BIOS settings.
The BIOS is a set of computer instructions that are loaded into a memory chip on the computer's motherboard. The instructions in the BIOS coordinate communication between the operating system and the computer hardware. The BIOS is independent of the version of Windows that you use. The BIOS software can be updated by downloading newer software from the manufacturer of the computer or motherboard.
NOTE: Changing the version of Windows installed on the computer does not affect the BIOS of the computer. In Microsoft (R) Windows XP and 2000, the Parallel Port settings must be set in the Parallel Port properties to establish two-way communication. The Port settings are changed back to the default value every time the Parallel Port mode is changed in the BIOS and must be changed to correct the settings. Refer to the information below to set the port settings.
Verify that the version of Windows operating system installed on the computer is supported by the all-in-one software you have. Do not install HP all-in-one software that is designed for another Windows operating system. If you have the wrong software, visit the HP all-in-one support Web site and download or obtain the correct HP all-in-one software drivers. If you encounter problems while using ECP mode or if ECP mode is not available, use standard bidirectional, SPP, PS2, or AT-compatible mode, depending on which options are available in the BIOS.
Checking if ECP is enabled
The only way to verify that the parallel port is set to ECP mode is to look in the computers BIOS settings. The parallel port mode can also be checked in the parallel port properties of the Device Manager, but the Device Manager information is not always accurate. You must check the BIOS on computers that run Windows NT 4.0 because there is no Device Manager in NT 4.0.
Once the Parallel Port settings are changed to ECP mode, Windows and the HP all-in-one product software will use ECP automatically. ECP may not work on some systems, particularly portable computers. To find out if a system is in ECP mode and to change the settings for the parallel port in the computer's BIOS settings, complete the following steps:
- Open the Device Manager.Windows 95, 98, and MeRight-click MyComputer from the Windows desktop, and then click Properties.Click the Device Manager tab.Windows 2000 and XPRight-click MyComputer from the Windows desktop, and then click Properties (in Windows XP, click Start, and then click Properties).Click the Hardware tab.Click the Device Manager button in the middle of the Hardware tab.
- Double-click Ports in the list, and then select the reference to LPT1. You may not see "ECP" next to the reference for LPT1.
- Double-click the parallel port entry that the all-in-one is installed on, usually the LPT1Parallel Port entry, to open the Parallel Port properties.
- Click the Resources tab. If the parallel port is in ECP mode, two I/O ranges will be listed. If there are not two I/O ranges listed, then the parallel port is not in ECP mode.
- One input/output range should start at 0378 for LPT1 or 0278 for LPT2. This is the system address range reserved for those ports. If an input/output range is not 0378 for LPT1 or 0278 for LPT2, the setting must be changed or the HP all-in-one will not work correctly. Contact the manufacturer of the computer for assistance changing the resource setting.NOTE: Even if the parallel port entry is "ECP Printer Port" and has two input output ranges, the mode may be "ECP and EPP." "ECP and EPP" mode may not work correctly. The only way to verify that the mode is accurate is to check in the BIOS of the computer.
Check interrupts and DMA channels before setting ECP mode
Before changing the parallel port mode, check the interrupt request and the available Direct Memory Access (DMA) channels. When changing the parallel port mode to the ECP setting, the BIOS may require that the interrupt request and DMA channels be set also.
- In the Device Manager, do one of the following:
- Windows 95, 98, and Me: Double-click Computer, and then click the View Resources tab. Write down the interrupt used.
- Windows 2000 and XP: Select ResourcesbyConnection from the View menu. Write down the interrupt used for the parallel port.
- Select the DMA section. Review the DMA channels already used. Write down the channels that have been used.
- Exit the DeviceManager.NOTE: Windows manages this specific DMA request. The HP all-in-one product does not make specific DMA requests.
Viewing and editing the BIOS settings
The method for entering the BIOS will vary depending on the computer or motherboard manufacturer and model. Some portable computers have a configuration utility that can be used to make BIOS changes but normally the BIOS is entered while the computer is starting up. Restart the computer and watch the screen for the message, "Press (Key) To Enter Setup" or similar message. Press the key indicated while the message is on the screen to enter the BIOS.
The following table lists some of the most common keyboard keys and methods used to enter the BIOS for various computer manufacturers. If the computer manufacturer or the model is not listed, or you cannot enter or navigate in the BIOS, contact the manufacturer and ask for assistance and information on BIOS updates.
Computer make or model | Press this key to enter the BIOS |
Compaq Presario | Press the F10 key at the red Compaq logo as the computer starts. |
Dell Dimension | Press the DELETE key as the computer starts. |
Dell OptiPlex | Press the F2 key or CTRL + ALT + ENTER keys as the computer starts. |
Dell Latitude (except LM) | Press the FN + F1 keys simultaneously at any time. |
Dell Inspiron and Latitude LM | Press the F2 key as the computer starts. |
Emachines | Press the DELETE key as the computer starts. |
Gateway | Press the F1 key as the computer starts. |
HP Pavilion (most models) | Press the F1 key at the blue HP screen as the computer starts. |
HP Vectra and Kayak | Press the F2 key at the blue HP screen as the computer starts. |
IBM ThinkPad | Press the FN + F1 keys simultaneously at any time. |
IBM Aptiva | Press the F1 key at the blue IBM screen as the computer starts. |
Locating the Parallel Port settings
CAUTION: Change only the settings listed below. Changing the wrong option may cause computer problems. Consult the manufacturer of the computer if you have any questions about making changes in the BIOS. If you think you have changed the wrong setting, do not save the changes when you exit from the BIOS. If you do not save the changes, you will retain the original settings.
Newer AMI, Award and Phoenix BIOS
There are three main companies that supply the BIOS for computers: AMI, Award, and Phoenix. The name of the company should be listed near the top of the BIOS screen. Complete the following steps to locate the Parallel Port settings for the newer versions of BIOS provided by AMI, Award, and Phoenix. Please note that these steps may not work for an older BIOS version or for BIOS provided by a different company.
- Newer Phoenix and AMI BIOS:
- From the Main menu, go to AdvancedPeripheralConfiguration.
- Select ParallelPortMode.
- Use the Plus (+) and Minus (-) keys to change the settings.
- Award BIOS:
- From the Main menu, go to IntegratedPeripherals, and Configure I/O or Integrated I/O Ports.
- Select Parallel Port Mode.
- Use the Plus (+) and Minus (-) keys to change the settings.
Generic BIOS instructions
If you cannot change the BIOS with the steps above, read the following information:
The method used to navigate within the BIOS varies, depending on the manufacturer and version of the BIOS. The arrow keys or the mouse are usually used to move around within the BIOS settings. You normally make changes by using the Plus (+) and Minus (-) keys or F7 and F8 keys.
Use the Help feature of the BIOS, when available, to learn how to navigate and make changes. The parallel port settings may be located in the Peripheral Configuration, Advanced, Communication, or BIOS setup menus. There may also be a submenu called Integrated Peripherals, Integrated I/O ports, Ports, or Communications. You may need to scroll through all of the options under the main BIOS settings page.
Changing the Parallel Port settings
When the parallel port settings have been located, complete the following steps:
- Look above the port mode to see if there is an option to configure the parallel port. The configuration for the parallel port should be set to Enabled or Auto. If the parallel port is set to be configured by the operating system or OS-controlled, change this setting to Enabled.
- Change the port mode from the current setting (if not ECP already) to ECP. If ECP is not an available choice, select ECP/EPP, PS/2, AT-compatible, BiDi, or SPP in descending order of preference.
- If the BIOS requires that an Interrupt request and/or DMA channel be set for the port, use the original interrupt request as determined above and/or a free DMA channel.
- Select the option to save the settings and then exit the BIOS.
- The computer will restart. After Windows restarts, open the Device Manager to check that the Parallel port is set to ECP mode.
The Windows 2000 and XP Port Settings tab
Windows 2000 and XP have an additional tab in the Parallel Port properties for Port settings. These settings must be changed after altering the BIOS settings or the computer and the HP all-in-one will not be able to communicate with each other.
- Right-click MyComputer from the Windows desktop and then click Properties (click Start first in Windows XP).
- Click the Hardware tab.
- Click Device Manager.
- Double-click Ports in the list, and double-click the parallel port reference to open the PortProperties screen.
- Click the Port Settings tab.
- Select the option Use any interrupt assigned to the port and select Enable legacy Plug and Play detection.
- Click OK to save the changes, and then close the Device Manager.
Dell computers
Dells that use the XT and AT-compatible Parallel Port mode in BIOS
Many late 1990s Dell Precision and Optiplex computers use a different bidirectional parallel port mode. Windows may not be able to configure itself for this bidirectional parallel port mode. Instead of having the normal ECP, EPP or Standard bidirectional BIOS settings for the parallel port, the settings are labeled XT, AT, or PS-2 compatible.
The AT and PS-2-compatible settings are supposed to be the bidirectional settings, but may not be compatible with the industry standard ECP mode that some HP all-in-one products require. The result is that the computer and the HP all-in-one product cannot communicate. Check the Dell Web site for any motherboard BIOS updates. Contact Dell for assistance, if necessary.
Possible solution
- Enter the BIOS of the computer by pressing F2 while the computer is starting up. Contact Dell for assistance with this task if necessary.
- In the BIOS setup screen, press the Down Arrow key repeatedly until you have highlighted Integrated Devices. Press Enter.
- Press the Down Arrow key repeatedly until you have highlighted Parallel Port. Press Enter.
- Press the Right Arrow key repeatedly until you see AT or PS-2 mode.
- Press the Esc key three times to exit Setup. You should see the message "Save Changes and Exit."
- Press the Enter key to save the changes and restart the computer.
Dell 8100 series
Those using the Dell 8100 series should verify that they have BIOS version A09 or higher. The BIOS version should be displayed as the computer starts up, or press F2 as the computer starts to enter the computer's BIOS Setup program.
If a new BIOS is downloaded and does not correct the problem, enter the BIOS and make the changes listed below to make the parallel port fully functional in ECP mode:
- Enter the BIOS using the steps above and change the Parallel Port mode to ECP.
- While changing the port mode, set the DMA channel to 1.
- If the problem is still not corrected, uninstall the all-in-one software and then reinstall it.
Alternative solution
If the problem still occurs, complete the following steps:
- Enter the BIOS by pressing F2 while the computer is starting up. Contact Dell for assistance if necessary.
- In the BIOS setup screen, press the Down Arrow key repeatedly until you have highlighted Integrated Devices. Press Enter.
- Press the Down Arrow key repeatedly until Parallel Port is highlighted. Press Enter.
- Press the Right Arrow key repeatedly until PS-2 mode appears. Change the I/O address to 3BCH.
- Press the Esc key three times to exit setup. The message "Save Changes and Exit" will appear.
- Press Enter to save the changes and then restart the computer.
Why ECP mode is beneficial
Review the transfer rate information below. ECP mode is approximately 24 times faster than other parallel port modes and even faster than the USB 1.0/1.1 standard that is on most existing computer motherboards. Future revisions of USB (USB 2.0 hi-speed) and IEEE1394 (Firewire) connections are or will become faster, but require motherboards (or add-in cards) and peripherals that support those standards.
Connection type | Transfer rate (Megabits per second) |
Serial port | 0.92 Mbps |
Standard parallel port | 0.92 Mbps |
USB 1.0/1.1 low speed | 12 Mbps |
USB 1.1 full speed | 12 Mbps |
ECP parallel port | 24 Mbps |
IEEE1394 (Firewire) | 400 Mbps |
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed | 480 Mbps |
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Events and Excursions
Monday, December 1
Sophia Rosenfeld, University Of Virginia, Institute for Advanced Study and Michael Wood, Princeton University
Communicating Concepts
6:00pm, Rockefeller College Private Dining Room
Reservation required, contact firstname.lastname@example.com
Thursday, December 4, 2014
Spyridon Papapetros, Princeton University, School of Architecture
You Build What You Throw! Ballistics, Politics, and Architecture in Gottfried Semper's Treatise on Ancient Projectiles
12:00pm, 203 Scheide Caldwell House
Reservation required, contact email@example.com
Thursday, February 5
Marianne Hirsch, Columbia University, and Hannah Feldman, Northwestern University
The Politics of (Post) Memory
12:00pm, Rockefeller College Private Dining Room
Reservation required, contact email@example.com
Friday, February 27
Sarah Betzer, IAS Visiting Fellow, University of Virginia and Alexander Potts, IAS Visiting Fellow, University of Michigan
The Reception of Antiquity in the Modern Period
2:00pm, 209 Scheide Caldwell House
Reservation required, contact firstname.lastname@example.com
Thursday, February 26
Thomas W. Laqueur, University of California, Berkeley
Why Do We Care About Dead Bodies?
4:30pm, 106 McCormick Hall
Eberhard L. Faber IV 1915 Memorial Lecture. Open to the Public.
Sunday, November 9, 2014
Studio 54, New York, "Cabaret" the musical (2014)
Spring 2014
"Rationalism and Rationality Between Technocracy and Poetics"
The following four events are part of "Dialogues on European Studies," a series co-organized by graduate and undergraduate students under the aegis of ECS.
Friday, March 28
Jeffrey Schnapp, Harvard University
Temples of Books
10:00am, 127 E. Pyne
Reservation required, contact firstname.lastname@example.com
Friday, April 4
Rationalism and Rationality Between Technocracy and Poetics
10:00am, 106 McCormick Hall
Call For Paper
Wednesday, February 19
Daniel Garber, Princeton University
Resisting Novelty: Attitudes Toward the new in the 16th and 17th Centuries
Noon, Joseph Henry House
Reservation required, contact email@example.com
Saturday, February 22
The Metropolitan Opera, New York City
Werther, Jules Massenet
Tuesday, February 25 and Wednesday, February 26
The Files produced by the Theater of the Eighth Day
8:00 pm, Matthews Theater, 185 Nassau St.
Wednesday, March 5
Ruben Gallo, Princeton University
How Proust Can Wreck Your Life
Noon, Joseph Henry House
Reservation required, contact email@example.com
9:30-Noon, Frick Chemistry Lab
Thursday, October 10th
Karen Beckman, University of Pennsylvania
Dadanimation, the Human, and the Contemporary Art of War
4:30pm, Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture
*Part of "Dialogues on European Cultural Studies" a series co-organized by graduate and undergraduate students under the aegis of ECS
Friday, October 11th
Karen Beckman, University of Pennsylvania
(Re-)Defining the Human: Modern Media & Subjectivity
10:00am -3:00pm, 106 McCormick Hall
Call For Papers | Poster
*Part of "Dialogues on European Cultural Studies" a series co-organized by graduate and undergraduate students under the aegis of ECS
Thursday, November 14th
Walter Benn Michaels, University of Illinois, Chicago
The Art of Inequality: Sander, Evans, Binschtok
4:30pm, 010 E. Pyne
*Co-Sponsored by the Program in American Studies
Friday, November 15th
Walter Benn Michaels, University of Illinois, Chicago
Neoliberal Social Justice: France and the United States
Noon, 209 Scheide Caldwell House
Reservation required, contact firstname.lastname@example.com
*Co-sponsored by the Program in American Studies
Friday, November 15th
Dan Perhovschi, Romanian Artist and Activist
The Artist's Survival From Communism to Capitalism
1:00pm, Rocky Mathy Theater
*Sponsored by the Romanian Students and Scholars' Association
Tuesday, November 19th
Dubravka Ugresic, Writer
Life and Literature: European Today and Soviet Yesterday
4:30pm, 245 E. Pyne
*Co-Sponsored by the Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures and PIIRS
Thursday, November 21st
Dominick C. LaCapra, Cornell University
What Use Is the Humanities?
4:30pm, 010 E. Pyne
*Supported by funding from the Eberhard L. Faber IV 1915 Memorial Fund in the Humanities
Friday, April 5th
12:30pm, 209 Scheide Caldwell House
Saturday, April 6th, 2013
The Metropolitan Opera, New York City
Das Rheingold
Monday, February 11th
Jacqueline Lichtenstein, Universite de Paris IV - Sorbonne
The Aesthetic Turn: A New Concept of 'Theory of Art'
4:30pm, 106 McCormick Hall
*Co-Sponsored by the Department of French & Italian and the Department of Art & Archaeology
Tuesday, March 26th
Anthony Vidler, Institute for Advanced Study Visiting Fellow (Cooper Union)
Reframing Enlightenment: Nature and Architecture from Ledoux to Latour
4:30pm. 106 McCormick Hall
*Co-Sponsored by the Department of Art & Archaeology and the School of Architecture
Thursday, April 4th
Carolyn Abbate, Harvard University
Tristan, Isolde, and the Soundtrack
4:30pm, 010 East Pyne
*Supported by funding from the Eberhard L. Faber IV 1915 Memorial Fund in the Humanities
Thursday, April 18th
Sigrid Weigel, Visiting Professor, Department of German, Princeton University
The Lightning Flash of Knowledge and the Time of Image
5:00pm, School of Architecture, Room N107
*Co-Sponsored by the Program in Media & Modernity, the Program in European Cultural Studies, and the School of Architecture
New ECS Lunchtime Workshop Series Begins in Spring 2013
Beginning in Spring Semester 2013, the Program in European Cultural Studies will sponsor a lunchtime Workshop for the discussion of interdisciplinary research by students, faculty, and visitors.
We look forward to the active participation of our undergraduate certificate students, and of graduate students and faculty from across the humanities and social sciences at Princeton.
Students and faculty members who wish to receive notices of upcoming Workshops should contact ECS Program Manager Yolanda Sullivan (firstname.lastname@example.com) to have their names added to the ECS Workshop mailing list.
Graduate students with an interest in the interdisciplinary study of European culture are invited to contact ECS Director Brigid Doherty (email@example.com) about joining in the activities of the ECS Workshop and of the Program in general as Graduate Affiliates.
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Please contact email@example.com for lunch reservation and readings.
Tuesday, February 12th
Jacqueline Lichtenstein (Universite de Paris IV - Sorbonne)
The Specificity of Aesthetic Theory
12:00pm, Third Floor Lounge, McCormick Hall
Tuesday, February 26th
Bridget Alsdorf (Princeton) with Susan Sidlauskas (Rutgers), Respondent
Fellow Men: Fantin-Latour and the Problem of the Group in Nineteenth-Century French Painting
12:00pm, 3rd Floor Lounge, McCormick Hall
Wednesday, March 27th
Anthony Vidler (Cooper Union)
Architecture and Philosophy or, Philosophy Thinks Architecture
12:00pm, Room 15 Joseph Henry House
Wednesday, April 17th
Hent de Vries (Johns Hopkins), with Michael W. Jennings (Princeton), Respondent
The Miracle of the Dancing Ball: Walter Benjamin, Mechanical Mysticism, and the Apocalyptic Epistemology of Changing Everything, All at Once
12:00pm, Room 15 Joseph Henry House
Versailles Film Series
Tuesday nights, 7:00pm
Rocky/Mathey Theater
The End of the Story? Problems and Perspectives of East European Literary Studies
Friday, February 8th and Satursday, February 9th
219 and 216 Aaron Burr Hall
Department of Slavic Languages & Cultures Conference
More Information
Complaints: Cultures and Grievance in Eastern Europe and Eurasia
Friday, March 8th and Saturday, March 9th
Program in Law and Public Affairs (LAPA) Conference
More Information
The Lightning Flash of Knowledge and the Time of Image: Walter Benjamin's Image-Based Epistemology and its Preconditions in the Visual Arts and Media History
Thursday, April 18th
Program in Media & Modernity
Speaker: Sigrid Weigel
1913: The Year of French Modernism
Friday, April 19 & Saturday, April 20th
Department of French and Italian Conference
L'esprit de voyage chez Sade et Casanova
Tuesday, April 30th
106 McCormick Hall
Department of French and Italian Lecture
Speaker: Chantal Thomas
Radical Thought on the Margins
Friday, May 3rd
010 East Pyne
IHUM Theory Reading Group Graduate Conference
More Information
- The Metropolitan Opera, New York, "Das Rheingold" (2013)
- The Frick Collection, New York, "Renoir, Impressionism and Full-Length Painting" (2012)
- Neue Galerie, New York, "Vienna 1900: Style and Identity" (2011)
- Guggenheim Musem, New York, "Paris and the Avant Garde" (2010)
- Neue Galerie, New York, "Brücke: The Birth of Expressionism in Dresden and Berlin, 1905-1913" (2009)
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, "Glitter and Doom: German Portraits from the 1920s" (2007)
- The Frick Collection, New York, "Goya's Last Works" (2006)
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, "The Dawn of Photography: French Daguerreotypes, 1839-1855" (2003)
- Jewish Museum, New York, "The City of K.: Franz Kafka and Prague" (2002)
- Jewish Museum, New York, Lecture of Sander Gilman: "Franz Kafka: The Sick Jew as Hypochondriac, or Why Shouldn't I Feel Good, I'm Sick" (2002)
- New York Historical Society, "The British in New York" (2001)
- New York Public Library, "New Worlds, Ancient Texts" (2001)
- Jewish Museum, New York, "Berlin Metropolis: Jews and the New Culture, 1890-1918 (2000)
- New York Public Library, "Utopia: The Search for the Ideal Society in the Western World" (2000)
- Jewish Museum, New York, "Freud: Conflict and Culture" (1999)
- Carolyn Abbate (Harvard University), "Tristan, Isolde and the Soundtrack" (April 2013) poster
- Christopher Wood (Yale University), "The Uninvited" (December 2011) poster
- Jonathan Lear (University of Chicago), "Irony and the Freudian Uncanny" (December 2010) lecture (limited to Princeton only) poster
- Robert Darnton (Harvard University), "The Devil in the Holy Water, or the Art of Slander in Eighteenth-Century France" (October 2009) poster
- Ewa Lajer-Burcharth (Harvard University), "Cruel Chardin" (April 2009) poster
- Andreas Huyssen (Columbia University), "Figures of Memory in the Course of Time: German Painting 1946-89" (April 2008) poster
- John Durham Peters (University of Iowa), "Media, Madness, and Modern Communication Breakdown" (March 2006) poster
- Martin Jay (UCLA/Institute for Advanced Study), "Somaesthetics and Democracy: John Dewey and Body Art" (2002)
- Michael J. Roth (The Getty Research Institute for the History of Art and the Humanities), "Making an Exhibition Historical 'Freud: Conflict and Culture'" (1999)
- Anne Goldgar (Kings College, London), "The British Museum and the Virtual Representation of Culture in the Eighteenth Century" (1998)
- Andrey Zorin (Moscow State University and The Academy of Sciences), "The Semiotics of Everyday Life: New Approaches to Literature and History of Russia" (1995)
- Paul Robinson (Stanford University), "The Opera Queen: A Voice from the Closet" (1994)
- Carlo Ginzburg (UCLA), "The Philosopher and Witches" (1990)
More Information - Places of Memory/Cultures of Memory (2001)
- Jews, Germany, and the Future of Memory (1999)


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Wedding Music Planning on a Budget
By Melissa Page
With the uncertainty of the global economy, a lot of engaged couples have had to scale back on their plans for a big wedding. Measures to cut down on costs are popular, some of which include opting for a smaller wedding with a shorter guest list, using mom's wedding gown, using online resources to send out invites, scrimping on favors, and using recorded music instead of hiring a live wedding band.
However, music is an important part of the wedding and makes the day even more special than it already is. While it is something that may not be as easy to cut corners on, it is definitely possible to have your dream wedding come true with a beautiful ambience that only the best wedding music can provide without shelling out big bucks.
Here's how:
1. Think of the numbers
The first thing you need to do is to think of exactly what you need. If you've only invited around 50 guests, do you really need a full string quartet? A small number of guests means a small wedding, which would most likely mean a smaller venue as well. Instead of hiring multiple musicians to perform and provide music for your wedding ceremony, how about hiring a soloist to play guitar or the piano to play the instrumental pieces and provide accompaniment to the vocalist? If that doesn't quite meet your standards, then you may also consider hiring a string duo or trio instead – just make sure that the musical pieces are made specifically for a lesser number of instruments so that it won't sound so empty without the other pieces.
2. Look for talented amateurs
Amateurs, such as musicians from a local college, are usually very talented and less likely to say no to working for a price that's less than what professional musicians would demand. If your family is musically inclined, it's a great idea to have family members play for your wedding. Not only will you get to show off just how talented your family is, you'll also get to include them in your plans, which makes them feel involved in the whole process. Or you could also ask your friends to play for you on your wedding day, and consider it as their gift for you – which means you get your wedding music for free.
3. Time management
Do you really need your musicians to play all throughout the wedding ceremony and reception? Chances are, you won't really need them to play anything at certain parts of the program. So how about using recorded music, such as classical preludes in between while your guests are being seated, and have the musician play starting from the processional to the recessional? If you've hired them to play for your reception, consider having them play only after dinner, and switch to pre-recorded dance tracks for the after party.
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16 for God did so love the world, that His Son -- the only begotten -- He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. | 16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. |
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black diamond bar cuff bracelet
by GRACE LEE
Grace Lee Designs is a line of simple-chic jewelry designed and made locally in Los Angeles, California. Grace Lee, formally educated and trained in Finance, began designing engagement rings as personal favors. After the birth of eldest daughter Olivia in 2008 – Grace left the world of finance to create a fine jewelry collection that could be worn everyday and be passed on to posterity. Grace Lee Designs is a collection of minimal elegance ranging from pieces in simple gold to intricately detailed. Each piece of the collection has been designed to wear alone or layered with other pieces. The collection is made of solid 14 karat or 18 karat gold with diamonds or precious gems.
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A yellow gold bar with a line of tiny black diamonds attaches with a small hook to a thin cuff forming a seamless, delicate bracelet.
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The main purpose of MuseScore is to produce printed scores. Using external
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MuseScore is a cross platform application available for Linux, Windows and Mac
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Mens Polo Shirt
Gap Mens Polo Shirt
A mens polo shirt from the designer collection at Gap is a wonderful addition to your wardrobe. Mens polo shirts are a classic favourite that can be worn alone or with a jacket or sweater. Our men's polo shirts are available with both long and short sleeves in regular or rugby styles. Choose a mens polo shirt from this selection and enjoy the comfortable fashion feel of Gap mens polo shirts.
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